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Five tips for asking better questions | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

Good questions require creative thinking. Good questions are fundamentally creative. As my career shifts, I find that the key to keeping the shift moving in a productive way is to ask good questions. It’s ironic, because one of the most frequent questions I get from people is “what’s the best way to make a career change?”

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BNET Column: Forget the job hunt. Have a baby instead. | Penelope.

Penelope Trunk

It's easier to jump in (albeit perhaps at a lower level) after taking time off if you have more experience and a stronger network in your hip pocket. I dont think the two are interchangeable, like they're different hormones. So you generalizing that grad school is not the way to go is totally wrong.

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Frugality is a career tool | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

I am passionate about frugality- I take slow steps toward making a career about it. Because of its limitations, it forces you to be creative. Frugality forces you to manage time and resources wisely, and it's important to practice it for your career. Lots of job and career changes. I write about it every day.

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My birthday post | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

Top Ten Jobs to Have, April 2006 I like this one because it is one of the first posts I did. So maybe we should just be happy that we have our lack of focus because that enables our creativity. I hope you haven't read all of them already. Also, maybe in the comments section, you will post your favorite post back to me.

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